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Civil rights advocacy organization
The Advancement Project is a politically liberal American nonprofit organization that focuses on racial justice issues. The organization has a national
Advancement_Project
American activist
American civil rights attorney. She is the executive director of the Advancement Project, a liberal nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. Dianis
Judith_Browne_Dianis
2013 landmark United States Supreme Court case
Penda Hair, co-director of national racial justice organization Advancement Project, said, "The Supreme Court's ruling rolls back legislation that courageous
Shelby_County_v._Holder
American lawyer
Previously, she was a founding co-director of the civil rights group Advancement Project. Hair received her B.A. degree from the University of Tennessee and
Penda_Hair
Nigerian government-sponsored development bank
Agriculture and Cooperative Bank, People's Bank and the Family Economic Advancement Project. BOA's history can be traced to the establishment of Nigerian Agriculture
Bank_of_Agriculture
American singer and actor (1927–2023)
Entertainment Tonight". Etonline.com. Retrieved April 25, 2023. "Advancement Project". Advancement Project. Retrieved November 5, 2013. Chiu, Kenneth (May 1, 2023)
Harry_Belafonte
anti-discrimination laws vary in Indiana "Indiana's Equality Profile". Movement Advancement Project. "Kokomo mayor signs LGBT protections ordinance, 5-4". March 15,
List of cities and counties in the United States offering an LGBTQ non-discrimination ordinance
List_of_cities_and_counties_in_the_United_States_offering_an_LGBTQ_non-discrimination_ordinance
American actor, director, producer (born 1980)
Williams is the youngest member of the board of directors at The Advancement Project, a civil rights think tank and advocacy group. He is also the executive
Jesse_Williams_(actor)
American civil rights activist and lawyer
activist and lawyer. She is also the co-founder and co-director of the Advancement Project in Los Angeles. She has received more than 50 major awards for her
Constance_L._Rice
American civil rights organization
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is an American civil rights organization formed in 1909 as an interracial endeavor
NAACP
Return of voting rights to people with felony convictions
Machine, Advancement Project, April 18, 2014 "Florida Parole Commission Report", Florida Parole Commission, June 30, 2011 "Advancement Project Appaulds
Rights_restoration
Type of jaw surgery
Maxillomandibular advancement (MMA) or orthognathic surgery, also sometimes called bimaxillary advancement (Bi-Max), or maxillomandibular osteotomy (MMO)
Maxillomandibular_advancement
2025 Iowa bill
Rights Ordinance". Movement Advancement Project. Retrieved April 11, 2025. "Nondiscrimination Laws". Movement Advancement Project. Retrieved April 11, 2025
Iowa_Senate_File_418
LGBTQ-friendly states in the Mountain West. The LGBT think tank Movement Advancement Project ranks Nevada first in the region for LGBT rights legislation. 2017
LGBTQ_rights_in_Nevada
Political protests in the United States
and pro bono counsel Kirkland & Ellis and racial justice nonprofit Advancement Project filed a complaint in federal district court on behalf of the North
Moral_Mondays
1605 Book by Francis Bacon
The Advancement of Learning (full title: Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, Divine and Human) is a 1605 book by Francis Bacon which introduces
The_Advancement_of_Learning
Practice of leading the work of a team to achieve goals and criteria at a specified time
International; the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering) was formed by early practitioners of project management and the associated specialties
Project_management
2016. Retrieved May 4, 2025. "Indiana's Equality Profile". Movement Advancement Project. "Hammond Passes Non-discrimination Ordinance Protecting LGBT Hoosiers
LGBTQ_rights_in_Indiana
LGBT-friendly states in the Mountain West. The LGBT think tank Movement Advancement Project ranks Colorado second in the region for LGBTQ rights legislation
LGBTQ_rights_in_Colorado
US state–specific LGBTQ rights
protecting books within Minnesota libraries. The LGBT think tank Movement Advancement Project ranks Minnesota first, tied to Illinois, in the Midwestern United
LGBTQ_rights_in_Minnesota
American atheist organization
The American Association for the Advancement of Atheism (AAAA – 4A) was an atheistic and antireligious organization established in 1925. It was founded
American Association for the Advancement of Atheism
American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Atheism
Retrieved November 2, 2013. "Kansas's equality profile". Movement Advancement Project. Archived from the original on December 5, 2019. Retrieved November
LGBTQ_rights_in_Kansas
Obergefell: A National Patchwork of Marriage Laws" (PDF). Movement Advancement Project. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 13, 2025. Retrieved August
LGBTQ_rights_in_Mississippi
com. Retrieved 2013-11-02. "Arizona's equality profile". Movement Advancement Project. "Arizona Supreme Court: Same-sex couples have same parenting rights
LGBTQ_rights_in_Arizona
Annual awards by the Free Software Foundation
for Advancement of Free Software and since 2005, also the Free Software Award for Projects of Social Benefit. In 1999 the award for Advancement of Free
FSF_Free_Software_Awards
American politician
ruling was criticized by Democratic and liberal groups like the Advancement Project. Merrill was part of a coalition of American election officials who
John Merrill (American politician)
John_Merrill_(American_politician)
Retrieved June 11, 2014. "West Virginia's equality profile". Movement Advancement Project. "What You Need to Know About Surrogacy in West Virginia". American
LGBTQ_rights_in_West_Virginia
Advancement Project. "What You Need to Know About Surrogacy in Idaho". American Surrogacy. "Idaho's Equality Profile". Movement Advancement project.
LGBTQ_rights_in_Idaho
Retrieved June 18, 2025. "Wisconsin's equality profile". Movement Advancement Project. Archived from the original on May 29, 2025. Retrieved June 18, 2025
LGBTQ_rights_in_Wisconsin
2013-11-04. Retrieved 2013-11-02. "Maine's equality profile". Movement Advancement Project. "What You Need to Known About Surrogacy in Maine". American Surrogacy
LGBTQ_rights_in_Maine
Scouting America program regarding awards
Advancement and recognition in Scouting America is a tradition dating from the inception of the Scouting movement. A fundamental purpose of advancement
Advancement and recognition in Scouting America
Advancement_and_recognition_in_Scouting_America
Hospital in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
on several advancement projects using artificial intelligence, such as Precision Child Health and SickKids AI (SKAI). The hospital's Project Horizon plans
The Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto)
The_Hospital_for_Sick_Children_(Toronto)
American specialty chemicals company
year. One example of greenhouse gas reduction is a heat recovery advancement project to convert exhaust heat to steam at the company’s fumed metal oxides
Cabot_Corporation
International scientific research project (1990–2003)
The Human Genome Project (HGP) was an international scientific research project with the goal of determining the base pairs that make up human DNA, and
Human_Genome_Project
NPR. Retrieved May 3, 2013. "Iowa's equality profile". Movement Advancement Project. "What You Need to Know About Surrogacy in Iowa". American Surrogacy
LGBTQ_rights_in_Iowa
Foundation that supports scientific research
for Science Advancement (RCSA) is an organization in the United States devoted to the advancement of science, funding research projects in the physical
Research_Corporation
Network of powerful progressive megadonors
organizations. Entities funded by the Democracy Alliance include: Advancement Project America Votes American Constitution Society Americans for Financial
Democracy_Alliance
Electricity from wind in one U.S. state
operational by 2017; delays have set back the projected opening. The Virginia Offshore Wind Technology Advancement Project (VOWTAP) is a program to establish offshore
Wind_power_in_Virginia
Skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
economy to one that is service and tourism based. According to officials, projects like Burj Khalifa needed to be built to garner more international recognition
Burj_Khalifa
Progressive judicial advocacy group
membership of over 130 organizations. As of 2025, member groups include: Advancement Project Advocates for Youth AIDS United Alliance for the Great Lakes Americans
Alliance_for_Justice
American research foundation active 1993-2012
The Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies, Inc., or FAMSI, is a website used for research in pre-Columbian studies and ancient Mesoamerican
Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies
Foundation_for_the_Advancement_of_Mesoamerican_Studies
Online real estate marketplace
listings based on data collected by research nonprofit Movement Advancement Project. Trulia provides price trend information by using listing and public
Trulia
Technology research and development agency of the U.S. Department of Defense
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is a research and development agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the
DARPA
Secret post-WWII United States program
advanced research that had contributed to Germany's wartime technological advancements. The US Joint Chiefs of Staff officially established Operation Overcast
Operation_Paperclip
Discriminatory". The New York Times. "Oklahoma's equality profile". Movement Advancement Project. Kay, Kaitor (February 15, 2023). "Sperm donor granted custody of
LGBTQ_rights_in_Oklahoma
US legal term for public or private facilities that are used by the public at large
Spotlight: Public Accommodations Nondiscrimination Laws" (PDF). Movement Advancement Project. 2018. Breastfeeding Laws, National Conference of State Legislatures
Public accommodations in the United States
Public_accommodations_in_the_United_States
Bronze sculpture by Yang-Ying Fen in Raffles Place, Singapore
of Yang's biggest projects, costing around S$1 million (1988) (US$496,912.93) at the time of its opening, Progress and Advancement was initially commissioned
Progress_and_Advancement
accessed April 10, 2011 "South Dakota's equality profile". Movement Advancement Project. "Gestational Surrogacy in South Dakota". Creative Family Connections
LGBTQ_rights_in_South_Dakota
American computational biologist
Medical Informatics (FACMI) and to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (FAAAS). "Michigan Research Expert: Brian Athey in UM Experts
Brian_D._Athey
Effort to register persons to vote
Advancement Project Close Up Foundation Democrats Abroad HeadCount League of Women Voters Let America Vote National Association for the Advancement of
Voter_registration_campaign
Project and research center in Armenia
The Center for the Advancement of Natural Discoveries using Light Emission, more commonly called the CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute, is a research
CANDLE Synchrotron Research Institute
CANDLE_Synchrotron_Research_Institute
Homebound". Disability Scoop. Retrieved 20 October 2020. Movement Advancement Project (April 2019). "Where we call home: LGBT people in rural America"
Rural_diversity
Government ministry of Israel
Without Violence project and various projects to strengthen the Arab sector. Its political head is the Community Empowerment and Advancement Minister of Israel
Ministry for Community Empowerment and Advancement
Ministry_for_Community_Empowerment_and_Advancement
The advancement program for Scouts participating in the Scouts BSA program of Scouting America is symbolized by the earning of seven ranks. The advancement
Ranks_in_Scouts_BSA
numbers of rejected voter registration applications, Project Vote and its voting partner, Advancement Project, sought to review Norfolk's rejected registration
Virginia State Board of Elections
Virginia_State_Board_of_Elections
Academic journal of the AAAS
the peer-reviewed academic journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and one of the world's top academic journals. It was
Science_(journal)
American lawyer
San Francisco law firms. He chairs the board of Advancement Project and is senior counsel on Advancement's California civil rights office. Lee has written
Bill_Lann_Lee
Retrieved April 23, 2024. "Rhode Island's equality profile". Movement Advancement Project. "What You Need to Know About Surrogacy in Rhode Island". American
LGBTQ_rights_in_Rhode_Island
Retrieved October 15, 2014. "Alaska's equality profile". Movement Advancement Project. "Surrogacy in Alaska – What You Need to Know". www.americansurrogacy
LGBTQ_rights_in_Alaska
American multinational technology company
letter from OpenAI employees expressing concerns about the rapid AI advancements and lack of oversight. The company became the world's most valuable,
Nvidia
Missile program of the United States Army
Project Nike was a U.S. Army project proposed in May 1945 by Bell Laboratories to develop a line-of-sight anti-aircraft missile system. By 1953 the project
Project_Nike
2012-07-25 at the Wayback Machine "Vermont's equality profile". Movement Advancement Project. "What You Need to Know About Surrogacy in Vermont". American Surrogacy
LGBTQ_rights_in_Vermont
Field experiments that study tornadoes
entirety by chasers of the Tornado Intercept Project (TIP) in 1973. Their visual observations led to advancement in understanding of tornado structure and
VORTEX_projects
Machine, accessed April 16, 2011 "Hawaii's equality profile". Movement Advancement Project. Human Rights Campaign: Hawaii Adoption Law Archived June 5, 2011
LGBTQ_rights_in_Hawaii
same-sex couples". TheHill. "Connecticut's equality profile". Movement Advancement Project. "What You Need to Know About Surrogacy in Connecticut". American
LGBTQ_rights_in_Connecticut
1964 U.S. Army project
Foundation, the Smithsonian itself, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, as well as top universities including University of Michigan
Project_Camelot
accessed April 9, 2011 "New Mexico's equality profile". Movement Advancement Project. "New Mexico Surrogacy Laws - Baby Steps Surrogacy". Baby Steps Surrogacy
LGBTQ_rights_in_New_Mexico
Retrieved April 22, 2021. "North Dakota's equality profile". Movement Advancement Project. Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-02-10.
LGBTQ_rights_in_North_Dakota
| 2023 | Regular Session". "Oregon's equality profile". Movement Advancement Project. "What You Need to Know About Surrogacy in Oregon". American Surrogacy
LGBTQ_rights_in_Oregon
-comprehensive-protections-against-conversion-therapy/ "Movement Advancement Project | Conversion "Therapy" Laws". "Pennsylvania Governor bans conversion
LGBTQ_rights_in_Pennsylvania
of LGBT History In Delaware". www.towardequality.org. "Movement Advancement Project | Identity Document Laws and Policies". "Legislation Document". legis
LGBTQ_rights_in_Delaware
American jazz band
The Baylor Project has earned 7 nominations. The NAACP Image Awards are awarded annually by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
The_Baylor_Project
Ballot cast requiring further verification of voter's eligibility
to Disenfranchisement Archived 2008-10-22 at the Wayback Machine, Advancement Project, Sept. 16, 2008 "Provisional ballots could decide election" (The
Provisional_ballot
American startup accelerator
Human Advancement Research Community (HARC) project was set up in 2016 with the "mission to ensure human wisdom exceeds human power". The project was inspired
Y_Combinator
Retrieved January 31, 2013. "Wyoming's equality profile". Movement Advancement Project. "What You Need to Know About Surrogacy in Wyoming". American Surrogacy
LGBTQ_rights_in_Wyoming
free dictionary, March 29, 2025, retrieved July 28, 2025 Wikimedia Apps - Project page for the official Wikipedia mobile apps on the Wikimedia Foundation's
List_of_Wikipedia_mobile_apps
Results from accuracy tests in Peru." Accelerated Microenterprise Advancement Project. March 2005. Li, Fabiana, 1976. Unearthing Conflict: Corporate mining
Tambogrande
Machine, accessed April 7, 2011 "Arkansas' equality profile". Movement Advancement Project. "Is surrogacy legal in Arkansas". Surrogate.com. Arkansas Supreme
LGBTQ_rights_in_Arkansas
South Korean government organization
The Institute of Information Technology Advancement (IITA) is a South Korea government organization under the National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA)
Institute of Information Technology Advancement
Institute_of_Information_Technology_Advancement
2001 racing video game for Xbox
Race consists of an additional collection of style challenges. Advancement in Project Gotham Racing, distinct from other racing games, requires players
Project Gotham Racing (video game)
Project_Gotham_Racing_(video_game)
Internationally recognized professional designation
Project Management Professional (PMP) is an internationally recognized professional designation offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI). As of
Project Management Professional
Project_Management_Professional
American computer scientist (born 1951)
Learning Department at CMU. Mitchell is known for his contributions to the advancement of machine learning, artificial intelligence, and cognitive neuroscience
Tom_M._Mitchell
Cohort study sequencing genomes of 100,000 volunteers
Personal Genome Project". EurekAlert!. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 2014-11-25. Retrieved 2018-02-03. "Genome Korea in Ulsan
Personal_Genome_Project
American education policy and research center
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (CFAT) is a U.S.-based education policy and research center. It was founded by Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
Carnegie_Foundation_for_the_Advancement_of_Teaching
American research-based advocacy non-profit
The Center for the Advancement of Women was a New York City nonprofit institution dedicated to research-based education and advocacy for women. In 1995
Center for the Advancement of Women
Center_for_the_Advancement_of_Women
American nonprofit organization
voting reforms. They also released a report in November 2013 with the Advancement Project on the obstacles faced by millennials and young voters of color at
Our_Time_(nonprofit)
Former planned US Central Intelligence Agency aircraft
considered an insufficient advancement over existing aircraft; the second, much more advanced design, sometimes referred to as Project Rheinberry, was an air-launched
Project_Isinglass
Public interest award at NYU's law school
Court Justice Connie Rice, civil rights activist, co-founder of Advancement Project Jenny Rivera, 1985, Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals, State
Root-Tilden-Kern_Scholarship
Joint military project between Iran and Israel
Defense who worked during this project. While Pahlavi's authorities were happy with this project and its advancement away from the eyes of the US in
Project_Flower
Systematic study undertaken to increase knowledge
and the research and development (R&D) of methods and systems for the advancement of human knowledge. Approaches to research depend on epistemologies,
Research
Five generation of a computer
The project aimed to create an "epoch-making computer" with supercomputer-like performance and to establish a platform for future advancements in artificial
Fifth Generation Computer Systems
Fifth_Generation_Computer_Systems
American high school scholarship program
(previously National YoungArts Foundation and National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts, or NFAA) is an American charity established in 1981 by Lin
YoungArts
American computer scientist
Association collaboration, and the MaterialsMine project. ACM Fellow, 2023 Fellow, the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) (2023)
Deborah_McGuinness
Intelligence of machines
in Wikimedia projects – Use of artificial intelligence to develop Wikipedia and other Wikimedia projects Association for the Advancement of Artificial
Artificial_intelligence
American judge
Natural Resources Defense Council in San Francisco and Penda Hair of Advancement Project in Washington, D.C. Feinberg's papers are housed at the Columbia
Wilfred_Feinberg
American neuroscientist, psychologist, and economist (born 1961)
subjective value. Glimcher is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and has received foundation support from McKnight, Whitehall
Paul_Glimcher
American birth control activist and nurse (1879–1966)
W. E. B. Du Bois, the co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the editor of its magazine, The Crisis
Margaret_Sanger
American activist
litigated cases with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the Advancement Project, and was the General Counsel to the ACLU of Louisiana. Quigley teaches
William_P._Quigley
Official residence of the Prime Minister of Israel
2014, the Almog plan was re-initiated. However, in October 2018, its advancement was halted. In 2019, the Prime Minister's Office began developing an
Beit_Aghion
LGBTQ rights in the US territory of Guam
original on April 16, 2012. "Guam's equality profile". Movement Advancement Project. O'Connor, John (May 10, 2017). "Gay couple wins battle Birth certificate
LGBTQ_rights_in_Guam
ADVANCEMENT PROJECT
ADVANCEMENT PROJECT
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi
Proud Progress; Proud; Energetic; Advancement; To Rise
Girl/Female
Tamil
Prakalpa | பà¯à®°à®•லà¯à®ªà®¾
Project
Prakalpa | பà¯à®°à®•லà¯à®ªà®¾
Boy/Male
Australian, Bengali, Hindu, Indian
King of King; Advancement of King; One who Not Sitting or Resting
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Telugu
Happiness; Advancement
Boy/Male
Tamil
Utkarshraj | உதà¯à®•à®°à¯à®·à¯à®°à®¾à®œ
Utkarshraj means the ruler whose time is marked by prosperity and advancement
Utkarshraj | உதà¯à®•à®°à¯à®·à¯à®°à®¾à®œ
Boy/Male
Tamil
Utkarsh | உதà¯à®•à®°à¯à®·
Prosperity or awakening or high quality, Advancement - to rise
Utkarsh | உதà¯à®•à®°à¯à®·
Boy/Male
Tamil
Utkars | உதà¯à®•à®°à¯à®¸Â
Prosperity or awakening or high quality, Advancement - to rise
Utkars | உதà¯à®•à®°à¯à®¸Â
Boy/Male
Tamil
Prakalp | பà¯à®°à®•லà¯à®ªÂ
Project
Prakalp | பà¯à®°à®•லà¯à®ªÂ
Boy/Male
Hindu
Advancement
Boy/Male
Indian
Happiness; Advancement
Boy/Male
Tamil
Uthkarsh | உதà¯à®•à®°à¯à®·
Prosperity or awakening or high quality, Advancement - to rise
Uthkarsh | உதà¯à®•à®°à¯à®·
Boy/Male
Hindu
Prosperity or awakening or high quality, Advancement - to rise
Boy/Male
Hindu
Prosperity or awakening or high quality, Advancement - to rise
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
The Ruler whose Time is Marked by Prosperity and Advancement
Boy/Male
Tamil
Utkarsha | உதà¯à®•à®°à¯à®·à®¾Â
Advancement
Utkarsha | உதà¯à®•à®°à¯à®·à®¾Â
Boy/Male
Hindu
Prosperity or awakening or high quality, Advancement - to rise
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a cook, Anglo-Norman French k(i)eu (from Latin coquus).English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Caieu, a lost place near Boulogne in Northern France.English : habitational name from a place in Middlesex, now part of Greater London, probably named with Old English cÇ£g ‘key’, ‘projection’ + hÅh ‘spur of land’.Irish : Ulster variant of McHugh.
Surname or Lastname
Northern English
Northern English : probably a habitational name from a minor place in Soulby, Cumbria, called Longthorn, from Old English lang ‘long’ + horn ‘projecting headland’, or a topographic name with the same meaning.English : nickname from Middle English lang, long ‘long’ + horn ‘horn’, with various possible applications; it could have denoted a horn blower or possibly a cuckhold, or it may have referred to some physical characteristic; there is some suggestion that horn in some names may mean ‘head’ or otherwise ‘phallus’.Danish : habitational name from Langhorn.Dutch : nickname for someone with long ears.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Utkarshraj means the ruler whose time is marked by prosperity and advancement
Surname or Lastname
English
English : local name for someone who lived in a small cottage or temporary dwelling, Middle English logge (Old French loge, of Germanic origin). The term was used in particular of a cabin erected by masons working on the site of a particular construction project, such as a church or cathedral, and so it was probably in many cases equivalent to an occupational name for a mason. Reaney suggests that one early form, atte Logge, might sometimes have denoted the warden of a masons’ lodge.Henry Cabot Lodge (1850–1924), the influential U.S. senator from MA, was born in Boston, the only son of John Ellerton Lodge, a prosperous merchant and owner of swift clipper ships engaged in commerce with China, one of several Lodges who emigrated from England in the 18th and 19th centuries.
ADVANCEMENT PROJECT
ADVANCEMENT PROJECT
Boy/Male
Biblical
Little wants, little voices, looking downward.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Crested Moon
Boy/Male
Latin Greek Shakespearean
Liberator.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Living
Boy/Male
Bengali, Indian
Sea; Ocean
Boy/Male
Hindu
Fragrance
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Gelling.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Pleasant
Biblical
supplying; supplied
Boy/Male
Tamil
Venkanna | வேநà¯à®•நா
God of venkateshwarulu
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n.
A body of persons organized for the advancement of a cause; as, the Blue Ribbon Army.
v. t.
Settlement on a wife, or jointure.
n.
Measure of advancement; quality; extent; as, tastes differ in kind as well as in degree.
n.
Progress; advancement.
v. t.
The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced; progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a higher place or dignity; as, the advancement of learning.
v. i.
To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement.
n.
An advanced stage of progress or of preparation; advancement; as, his measures were in great forwardness.
n.
Rank; degree; grade; order of priority, advancement, dignity, or importance; especially, social rank or position; condition; also, official station; occupation; calling.
v. i.
Hence, to seek for favor or advancement by low arts or groveling servility; to fawn servilely.
n.
The persons or interest formerly representing slavery politically, or wielding political power for the preservation or advancement of slavery.
n.
A degree of advancement in any pursuit, or of progress toward an end or result.
n.
Fig.: A means of progress or advancement.
n.
The state of being cultivated; advancement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition; refinement; culture.
n.
Advancement of interest or happiness; welfare; prosperity; advantage; benefit; -- opposed to harm, etc.
v. t.
Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in advance of a future distribution.
n.
A social pretender on the lookout for advancement.
n.
Figuratively: Anything which secures advancement and general acceptance.
v. t.
An advance of money or value; payment in advance. See Advance, 5.
n.
The act of furthering or helping forward; promotion; advancement; progress.
a.
The possibilities of the future; -- used especially of prospective success or advancement; as, he had great future before him.